achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
almost every day; almost daily
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
two years later; year after next
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
finding employment; getting a job
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
(social) position; status
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
several times; a few times
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)